Intel E8000 Product Brief

Intel® Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor
Product Brief
Intel® Core™2 Duo
Desktop Processor
New version now available based on Intel's 45nm technology

Product Description

The Intel® Core™2 Duo processor was developed to meet
the insatiable demand for increased performance from
PC users running multiple intense software applications
simultaneously. In the office, PC usage has changed from
data entry and word processing to e-Commerce, online
collaboration, and an ever-increasing need for continual
security and virus protection. In the home, interests have
shifted from low-bandwidth photos and Internet surfing
to downloading and viewing high-definition videos, as well
as advanced photo and video editing.
Intel's new 45nm manufacturing technology, with hafnium-
infused Hi-k transistors, enables even more processor
performance by doubling the transistor density, improving
efficiency and speed relative to the previous generation,
and increasing cache size by up to 50 percent. These new
Intel Core 2 Duo processors deliver more performance
without using more energy.
Built on the innovative Intel® Core™ microarchitecture, the
Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor delivers revolutionary
dual-core performance and breakthrough processor
energy efficiency. With Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution,
Intel® Smart Memory Access, Intel® Advanced Smart
Cache, and Intel® Digital Media Boost, this new processor
is designed to do more in less time. Additional features,
which support enhanced security, virtualization, and
64-bit computing, make the Intel Core 2 Duo the most
impressive processor developed for an increasingly
multimedia-centered, high-definition world.
Energy Efficiency
Design changes in the Intel Core 2 Duo processors that
improve performance also increase processor energy effi-
ciency by operating at lower frequencies that require less
power to run. Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, a feature
that optimizes energy usage of the processor cores, turns on
computing functions only when needed. These more energy-
efficient processors support smaller, more capable, and
quieter desktop PCs to conserve critical power resources.